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AirTrain and LIRR to Penn Station.
To Penn Station.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (AirTrain); Long Island Rail Road (MTA), from the AirTrain station at your terminal to Penn Station.

30 min rideEvery 10 min

Priced per traveler.

Each traveler pays the fare; group products are applied where they beat it.

TravelersEachTotal
1 adultUS$14US$14
2 adultsUS$14US$28
3 adultsUS$14US$42
4 adultsUS$14US$56
5 adultsUS$14US$70
6 adultsUS$14US$84
7 adultsUS$14US$98
8 adultsUS$14US$112

The $8.75 AirTrain fare and a $5.25 CityTicket from Jamaica; $16 in all on weekday trains reaching Penn Station from 06:00 to 10:00. On the AirTrain, a group tapping one card pays $8.75 for the first and $4.50 for each other rider, up to five.

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A private car to your door: €114 for four

Four pay US$56 on the AirTrain and LIRR to Penn Station. The car meets you in arrivals and takes you to any address in New York in about 95 min, at a price fixed when you book ahead with Kiwitaxi.

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How to get there

From arrivals to Penn Station

Three steps once you have collected your bags.

01

Find the station

The AirTrain station at your terminal.

02

Buy and validate a ticket

Before boarding — a ticket bought but not validated can be fined.

03

Ride to Penn Station

30 min.

Worth knowing

Buy the train ticket before you board: bought from the conductor it costs $7.75 to $8.50 more.

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